Events Diary
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Here is where we will be out and about at Shows, Talks and Workshops in the year ahead.
The talks are booked by specific groups but you don't need to be a member to attend, as visitors are always welcome for a small contribution. Please contact us by phone or email if you would like to book us or if you need any more details. A description of all the talks we offer are here.
Our theme for 2019 is "Inspired To Create" and we will be having a series of guest artists at World Textile Days with us.
All of our guest artists have been inspired to creativity by their travels and their contacts with textiles and textile makers from around the world.
In Norfolk our guest artist is our very own Magie Relph, textile artist, teacher and quilter who will be talking about how her years of travel in Africa have inspired her own work.
Magie will be speaking at 11 am. As usual our talks only cost £3 per ticket (and are available on the day)
I will be giving a 30 minute talk at 2pm about the work of my friends and amazing batik artists Nia and Agus in Java followed by a session of "Wear and Tell" - your chance to wear something interesting from somewhere around the world and tell us about it!
Tea, coffee and cakes available at the venue.
Plenty of free parking and delicious lunches available nearby.
Come and join us at our very popular Show in Norfolk.
Our theme for 2019 is "Inspired To Create" and we will be having a series of guest artists at World Textile Days with us.
All of our guest artists have been inspired to creativity by their travels and their contacts with textiles and textile makers from around the world. In Cheshire, we have Janice Gunner, an award winning textile artist, author and teacher who specialises in indigo, shibori and quilt making. Janice has taken tours to study shibori in Japan.
Janice will be speaking at 11 am. As usual our talks only cost £3 per ticket (and are available on the day)
We'll have a short 30 minute talk in the afternoon (details on the day!) and a session of "Wear and Tell" - your chance to wear something interesting from somewhere around the world and tell us about it!
Tea, coffee and cakes available at the venue.
The Braid Society wil be demonstarting and exhbiting too
Good free parking at the Community Centre and delicious lunches available in nearby Frodsham.
Come and join us at Frodsham again, and meet up with textile loving friends from around the area.
Our theme for 2019 is "Inspired To Create" and we will be having a series of guest artists at World Textile Days with us.
All of our guest artists have been inspired to creativity by their travels and their contacts with textiles and textile makers from around the world. In Bristol our guest artist is Isabella Whitworth an award winning textile artist, teacher and expert in natural dyes who will be talking about how her travels in serach of beautiful natural dyed textiles have inspired her work.
Isabella will be speaking at 11 am. As usual our talks only cost £3 per ticket (and are available on the day)
We'll have a short 30 minute talk in the afternoon (details on the day!) and a session of "Wear and Tell" - your chance to wear something interesting from somewhere around the world and tell us about it!
Free parking at Saltford Hall.
Delicious food will be available, served up by the Saltford Community Association.
Saltford is very easy to get to by public transport too, it's on the bus route between Bath and Bristol
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
2020 Theme is "Crossing Borders and Border Crossings"
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The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
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Making beautiful hand made textiles is extremely labour intensive, so do we take them for granted? And how long can these traditions continue? What are the prospects for the makers, and the traditional way of life represented by such wonderful textiles?
We’ll look at the past and possible future solutions in this thought provoking talk illustrated with some of our very best textiles from around the world.
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
Making beautiful hand made textiles is extremely labour intensive, so do we take them for granted? And how long can these traditions continue? What are the prospects for the makers, and the traditional way of life represented by such wonderful textiles?
We’ll look at the past and possible future solutions in this thought provoking talk illustrated with some of our very best textiles from around the world.
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